The Maastricht Centre for the Innovation of Classical Music (MCICM) will host a symposium on 15 and 16 April 2026. The symposium titled ‘Rethinking Relevance: Breaking the Classical Frame.’ Rethinking Relevance: Breaking the Classical FrameClassical Music, Communities and Connections MCICM…

Organised and moderated by: Ruth Benschop  First meeting: January 13, 2026, 15:00 – 17:00  Location: MERIAN art-science lab, University College Maastricht (UCM) Heksenstraat 8, Maastricht  The program line Oefenen Oefenen (pronounced as: [ˈufənə(n) ˈufənə(n)] asks questions about how in artistic (research) practices we rehearse, and what it…

Joint PD meeting at Zuyd: inspiring exchange between two domains On November 18, a joint PD meeting took at place at Zuyd University of Applied Sciences. Zuyd participates in the Professional Doctorate pilot with four candidates in two domains: Leisure,…

At November 17, we are hosting the first joint meeting of the Professional Doctorate Programmes offered by Zuyd UAS in the domains: The Arts and Leisure, Tourism & Hospitality. Location: Hotel Management School Maastricht/ Gastronomy Lab (0.27). The aim of this…

We are pleased to announce the call for panels, papers, and artistic research contributions for the 2026 MACCH conference in Maastricht on 19-21 March 2026. This edition of our annual conference focuses on emerging networks of care around contemporary artists’…

MCICM recently launched the website www.playingthedigital.nl. The website summarizes the insights and reflections of MCICM’s research line ‘Digital technologies in Classical Music’ by researchers dr. Denise Petzold, Jorge Lozano Diaz Granados and prof. dr. Peter Peters. The aim of the research…

Het ENCI-gebied als laboratorium voor nieuwe onderzoeksmethoden in de kunsten.Studiejaar 2025–2026 · Periode 3 (9 feb – 20 apr, 10 weken) Hoe onderzoek je een landschap met je zintuigen, je verbeelding en je artistieke praktijk? In de minor Artistic Research…

Rethinking Relevance: Breaking the Classical FrameClassical Music, Communities and Connections MCICM International Symposium — April 15–16, 2026 | Opus 9, MaastrichtUnlearn. Listen differently. Reimagine the future of classical music. Classical music is at a crossroads. Around the world, artists and…

Met 30 inzendingen bleek 2025 opnieuw een vruchtbaar jaar te zijn. Niet alleen de hoeveelheid, maar ook de kwaliteit van de ingestuurde scripties lag – opnieuw – hoog. Dat is over de jaren heen een opvallende trend: scripties winnende kunstopleidingen…

MERIAN Skills Lab is an innovative learning space, where students and staff of UM, Zuyd and Jan van Eyck Academy collaborate in artistic research projects around societal issues that scream for crossing borders –academically, artistically and institutionally. With the launch…

During upcoming Dutch Design Week (October 18 – October 26), the bachelor progoram iArts, and the research centres What Art Knows and Technology-driven Art (all Academy of Arts Maastricht), present an open artistic research house. With artworks, lectures, workshops, interviews,…

Sina Seifee, professional doctorate candidate for MERIAN, will present video installation at nadine in Brussels during the Relaxing Horror Tales for Children & Adults. The opening is scheduled for 16 October at 18:00 and will be open to the public until…

Adrijana Gvozdenović and Sina Seifee, MERIAN professional doctorate candidate, will host a workshop titled Contingent Weirdness at nadine on 24 and 25 October 2026. Contingent Weirdness is a two-day training/hanging-out/sharing practice for artists/researchers focusing on the variational aspects of the genre of horror guided…

Een interview door Mina Etemad met Ruth Benschop. Ruth Benschop voerde in mei 2025 op Festival Cement open gesprekken met acht programmeurs over hun praktijk. Het ging over thema’s als artistieke vrijheid, verantwoordelijkheid voor makers en transparantie. Nu deze gesprekken…